Damien Marcq (born 8 December 1988) is a French professional footballer who most recently played for Belgian club Charleroi. He can play in the defending position, as well as in the midfield.

Damien Marcq
Marcq in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1996–2006 Boulogne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Boulogne 97 (1)
2010–2013 Caen 28 (0)
2011–2012Dijon (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2013Sedan (loan) 26 (0)
2013–2017 Charleroi 96 (2)
2017–2018 Gent 6 (0)
2018–2021 Zulte Waregem 63 (2)
2021–2022 Union SG 28 (0)
2022–2024 Charleroi 39 (2)
International career
2009–2010 France U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:25, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Marcq spent his entire youth career at his hometown club Boulogne which he joined in 1996. He came up through the ranks of the youth system and joined the club's first team in 2006, while they were playing in third tier Championnat National. He made his club debut during the 2006–07 Championnat National season appearing as a late match substitute in a 1–0 victory over Louhans-Cuiseaux.[1] He would make eleven more appearances contributing to Boulogne's promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2006–07 season. Boulogne spent two seasons in Ligue 2 making 63 league appearances before earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2009–10 season. On 10 September 2009, Marcq signed a two-year contract extension.

On 28 June 2010, Marcq completed a transfer to newly promoted Ligue 1 club Caen having agreed to a three-year contract while Caen paid Boulogne a transfer fee of €2 million.[2]

In June 2012, Marcq joined Sedan on loan.[3]

With his three-year contract with Caen expiring, Marcq signed a two-year contract with Belgian Pro League side Charleroi in June 2013.[4]

On 7 July 2021, he joined Union SG on a one-year contract with an optional second year.[5]

On 14 July 2022, Marcq returned to Charleroi on a one-year contract.[6]

International career

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On 25 May 2009, Marcq was called up, for the first time, to the France under-21 team that participated in the Toulon Tournament.[7] He made his under-21 debut in the tournament in the squad's final group stage match against Chile.

References

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  1. ^ "Louhans – Boulogne 0 – 1 Match Report". Archived from the original on 7 July 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Marcq à Caen lundi". France Football (in French). 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Marcq file en prêt à Sedan" (in French). Maxifoot. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Le Français Damien Marcq signe à Charleroi". RTBF Sport (in French). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Welcome Damien Marcq !". Union SG. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "DAMIEN MARCQ EST DE RETOUR AU SPORTING !" (in French). Charleroi. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Damien MARCQ retenu en Espoir !!". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
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